THE MICHIGAN DAILY WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMER 21.19SS' THE MICHIGAN DAILY WEDNESDAY. SEPI M1~Ffl~2t 1~ w+r aafras a. va'Ji iiiliTii.Ri- ZM N1, 1JJ. 7v 'Miss Mac Guides League Events' Social Director I? Advises Activities For Spare Time The Michigan League, as the nu- cleus for women's extra curricular activities, has an amiable Social Director, Miss Ethel McCormick, better known to University coeds as "Miss Mac." "Miss Mac" is supervisor of League activities and is always willing to offer guidance and to help women students. Freshmen and transfer students who wish to get into the spirit of University life may become acquainted with League activities and facilities by meeting her. She feels that by becoming ac- qu'ainted with the League's facili- ties and the opportunities it offers women is one of the best ways for coeds to get started in extra curric- ular activities. League Night Importance League Night, wnich will take place during orientation week is a good chance for women to get started in the activities. "Miss Mac" recommends that all women attend this function. On-this night all freshmen wo- men will draw for teams for Frosh Weekend, which is the main activi- ty for first-year coeds. It has become a tradition that the Maize and Blue teams each offer a dance and floorshow. Although this event takes place in the spring, second-semester freshmen may also participate in it. " Last year's M a i z e and Blue teams each will give their floor- i --Daily-Sam Ching WISS MAC'-Social director and coordinator of the Michigan League, Miss Ethel McCormick, seated, is assisted by Mrs. Mar- ian Wissenberg and Mrs. Beverly Alexander in the guidance of League activities. The Ethel McCormick scholarship, named after 'Miss Mac,' is awarded to worthy students at the University. Assembly Helps Coeds Association Arranges Picnic, Dance, Skits By ANN FRIEDMAN{ Assembly Association, the or- ganization for independent wom- en plays an important part in a coed's activities on campus. All unaffiliated women, includ- ing incoming freshmen and trans- fer students automatically become members of the association. Through its many functions, Assembly offers coeds valuable op- portunities for meeting people by working with other League spon- sored groups as well as with other campus organizations. ADC's Functions Assembly-Dormitory Council is the executive board of the associ- ation. Members of this commit- tee are house presidents and sen- ators elected by dormitory and League house residents. Officers this year include Jean- ette Grimm, president; Ilene Pav- love, first vice-president; Joanne Osmond, second vice-president; Joan Mason, secretary and Shar- on Chynoweth, treasurer. A look at Assembly's agenda re- veals many exciting events for the coming year. Orientation Week Picnic A picnic for new students in Palmer Field at the beginning of Orientation Week is the first project. October brings I-Hop, thec first all-campus dance of the sea- son, Another highlight of the au- tumn activities is the annual Fort- nite production at which time var- ious dorms, league rhouses, and co-ops compete for a traditional cup and plaques for the three best" entries. Also on the program is the in- stallation of house presidents who receive their official Assembly Dlouse. President pins at this time. During the evening, the residence with the highest scholastic aver- age is awarded a cup. Freshmen are given a chance to display their talents in Frosh Weekend. Assembly and Panhel- lenic freshmen join forces to pre-] sent a weekend of shows andl dancing, spirited by the rivalry of the "Maize" and "Blue" teams. An important social event of the spring season is Assembly Ball,1 a girl-bid semi-formal dance. I 'IT'S A RAT RACE': -Daily-John Hirtzel RUSHING-During the first set of parties, rushees will visit all 19 sorority houses, accompanied by their counselors. Dress is informal, with bobby-socks and school clothes predominating. Rush- ing will take place from Saturday, Sept. 24 through Sunday, Oct. 9. PnhelAnnounces Rushing Plans Committees Play Valuable Role in Policy land Hatcher with the Student Open House given in her home. Besides the fall dance and the Hatcher Open Houses, this group takes charge of the bridge les- sons, provides a campus guide service, is responsible for League Open Houses and cooperates with the Men's Union Public Relations The Public Relations Committee informs -students of the League's activities and also explains its fa- cilities. One of the largest jobs this group has is publishing the League Lowdown, which all women receive upon entering the University. Besides the League Lowdown, this committee works in conjunc- tion with the Union Public Rela- tions Committee in publishing the Union-League Calendar. This lists many of the activities occurring on campus each day of the school year. House Committee Through the House Committee. the decorations for all dances held in the League are checked to make sure they are fireproof. It. also consults with the organization pre- senting the dance, makes sugges- tions and discusses the decorations. The House Committee also looks after the Woman's Library Orientation Committee The Orientation Committee's chief function is to select coeds with potentialities in leadership for orientation leaders. To the incoming freshman, the orientation leader represents the only stable object in the newness of University life. Merit-Tutorial One of the many services which the League, in cooperation with the Men's Union, offers all stu- dents is tutoring. The League Merit-Tutorial Com- mittee aids students who seek aca- demic help by providing them with the name and phone number of a tutor There is a small fee charged by the tutor, which is $1 an hour for everything except chemistry and physics, which are $2 an hour. Any student who has a "B" in a subject which is in his major field or an "A" in any other course may become a tutor. show on League Night. Also dur-, ing League Night coeds will be given a tour of the building and will see other skits. I-Hop, the first important all- campus dance of the fall, offers women students an opportunity to work on decorations for the dance, according to "Miss Mac." Coeds also have the opportunity Try FOLLETT'S First USED BOOKS at BARGAIN PRICES STATE STREET at NORTH UNIVERSITY to sign up for the dance classes, another function of the League. Students may act as hostesses in the couples classes or they may learn new steps in the singles classes. As "Miss Mac" says, "It's a good way to meet men." Community Service Groups The League is known for its par- ticipation in community activities. Freshmen women desiring to do civic work will probably want to join the service group. Their work consists of volunteer work in the University Hospital or Speech Clinic. "Miss Mac", realizing that ac- tivities are varied and "appealing," advises all women to be sure and start studying immediately, so they won't be caught short at the end of the semester." If coeds come up against some trouble in their studies, the League offers among its services the Merit- Tutorial Committee. Panhellenic Association is the organization of all women stu-1 dents affiliated with the one local and 18 national sororities on the University campus. These fraternal groups include Alpha Chi Omega, Alpha Gamma Delta, Alpha Delta Pi, Alpha Ep- silon Phi and Alpha Omicron Pi. Other Greek societies for coeds are Alpha Phi, Alpha Xi Delta, Chi Omega, Collegiate Sorosis and Delta Gamma. Delta Delta Delta, Delta Phi Epsilon, Gamma Phi Beta, Kappa Alpha Theta and Kappa Delta continue the sorority list. 19 Members Bringing the total membership of Panhellenic Association to 19 houses are Kappa Kappa Gamma, Pi Beta Phi, Sigma Kappa and Sigma Delta Tau. Membership in the sororities is gained through the rushing sys- tem. Under this plan, coeds de- siring to pledge are divided into ......_..._.. -" - ill t < <. The PARROT Restaurant GOOD FOOD 'treasonable prices Closed Sundays... Open Daily 7 A.M. - 7:30 P.M, WE SELL FOR LESS! League President Active In Numerous Functions, 19 groups, each under the leader- ship of a rushing counselor. These counselors, one from each sorority, have disaffiliated themselves temporarily from their houses in order that they may im- partially advise and aid rushees. To be eligible to go through rushing, a woman must have reg- istered her name with Panhel- lenic Association before Wednes- day, Sept. 7. This may be done by coming or writing to the Associ- ation at the League Undergradu- ate Office of the University. Everyone Welcome Anyone is welcome to rush but upperclassmen must have at least a "C" average. During the rushing period from Saturday, Sept. 24, through Sun- day, Oct. 9, contact rules are in force. This means that there shall be no contact between affiliated and independent women unless members of two houses are pres- ent, and that when affiliated coeds meet rushees on campus, ccnversation shall be limited to a friendly "hello." The women rushing this fall will visit, every house on campus during the mixers from Saturday through Tuesday, Sept. 24 to 27. They will be taken from sorority to sorority by their rushing coun- selor and should dress informally in bobby-socks and school clothes. After picking up their invita- tions from their counselors, rush- ees will visit six houses for the second set of parties. Dress Sill again be informal. To See Houses The first two days of October will see the coeds going to four houses for the third set of get-to- gethers. Wearing hose and heels with suits or woolen dresses, rush- ees will have an opportunity to go through the houses. The fourth set parties, running from Monday through Wednesday, Oct. 3 to 5, are picnics. Wearing slacks or bermuda shorts, rushees will be treated to informal meals. Each woman may attend two "final desserts" which provide the last opportunity for affiliates and rushees to become acquainted be- fore the houses bid for and rush- ees make their choices. Attire is street-length "dressy" dresses and heels. Junior Panhel Pledges become members of Junior Panhellenic Association, and each pledge class elects a delegate to attend meetings. It is this group which is in charge of such projects as the traditional Help Week at the Uni- versity Fresh Air Camp for un- derprivileged children. In conjunction with the Junior Interfraternity Council, Junior Panhel also mans Tag Day buck- ets, to raise money for the Camp. Presidents Legislate The senior Panhellenic Asoci- ation sends house presidents to the board of delegates or legis- lating assembly. The executive board of Panhel, consisting of the nine officers, di- rects the energy of the sororities into constructive channels. This includes making Christ- mas and Easter favors for shut-in persons, hostessing and entertain- ing at hospitals, aiding with cam- pus elections and helping to raise funds for scholarships and grants. Annually, Panhel Ball provides affiliated women with an oppor- tunity to invite dates and "foot the bill" for the formal dance. Dormitories, Co-ops TO House Freshmen i , j 338 South State BY PAT NORTON As the center of woman's student governement, the Women's League offers the coeds a chance to gain experience in organization and an opportunity to serve the University community. Through the president the varied activities carried on by the Michi- gan League are coordinated. Hazel Frank, as the 1955-56 League President, serves as chair- man of the League Council, ex- officio vice-president of the Board of Governors of the League, ex- officio member of the Student Government Council and as a member of the Joint Judiciary In- terviewing Board. President's Duties She also presides at the Women's Senate meetings, and makes Lea- gue appointments 'subject to ap- proval of the Women's Senate. She is an ex-officio member of the Student Affairs Committee and serves on the Ethel McCormick Scholarship Committee. Miss Frank lived in an all fresh- man dormitory, Prescott House, in East Quadrangle, and became its president during her second semes- ter. This was the beginning of a very active career in campus ac- tivities. She served on Prescott House's Judiciary Council and also was a member of Student Legislature, East Quad Council and Inter- House Council. Serving on the Stu- dent Government Council Steering Committee and the Student Activi- ties Center Committee are among her other interests. Assembly Head During her sophomore year at the University Miss Frank became interested in Assembly Association, and feeling that a great deal could be done there, she ran for presi- dent. She was elected and served in this capacity during her junior year. Then, being encouraged to do so, she ran for the League presi- dency. "It's so hard to get out of the rat race," Miss Frank com- mented. "This coming year the League will put on the Homecoming Dance in cooperation with the Union, orientate American Friends (for- eign women students), and try to work out a system for women's hours," Miss Frank said. A resident of New York, Miss Frank is interested in radio and television production work as a future career. I « ;:p: ji k ?i '~":'" F ""l } :Y V:4 {";r '.1 ';..¢ : ( . : Two types of University resi- dences are available to freshman women - dormitories and Univer- sity owned cooperatives. For thee first year on campus all freshman coeds are housed in University residence halls. After the first year the student may choose to move to other types of housing such as sororities, League houses, or Inter-Cooperative Coun- cil coops. Eighteen dormitory housing units at various locations on the campus are available to women. These range in size from those housing 100 residents to the largest which houses 400 women. Barbour and Newberry Betsy Barbour and Helen New- berry, each housing 100 women, stand next to each other on State Street opposite Angell Hall. On Observatory Hill, a few blocks from the main part of campus, are the largest women's dormitories. Stockwell on the cor- ner of Observatory and North Uni- versity has space for 400 coeds. Next to it, in the middle of the' block, stand Mosher-Jordan Halls, two separate houses each having room for 250 women. Alice Lloyd Hall Alice Lloyd Hall, consisting of Angell, Hinsdale, Kleinstueck and Palmer Houses, stands just beyond Mosher-Jordan and houses ap- proximately 150 women in each house. Couzens Hall is located next to Alice Lloyd and across from the Near S.E. corner the "Diag" COED CAMPUS TOGGERY ti: ;:,"' ^ ; iF ::'" ' ;"'." .R is brimming over with fash the college girlowith prices budget. Sizes from tiny 7's SEPARATES in so many dif be in a quandary to try t them. Sweaters? Certainly! cloud-soft orlon to luxuriou CORNER ions designed for designed for her to tal 120's. ferent styles you'll o choose between Everything! from s cashmeres.: ABOVE is Campus favorite, Black Watch beautiful soft wool suit at $49.95. DRESSES-with a casual air and a Feminine Flair for those games, dates and dances-at MAIN SHOP on Forest and corner of S. Uni- versity. .. 1 s 'Ri X: WELCOME STUDENTS HALLER'S JEWELERS a Serving Michigan Since 1858 DIAMONDS ORANGE-BLOSSOM RINGS WATCHES SHAEFFER PENS CLOCKS and JEWELRY University Hospital. At present this residence houses only nursing students. A new addition which will open in February will provide housing for students from other schools as well as student nurses. Also housing women students are Tyler and Prescott Houses. in Last Quadrangle and Chicago House in West Quadrangle, and Victor Vaughan on Catherine provides dormitory housing for University coeds. Martha Cook Situated next to the Law Quad- rangle on South University is Martha Cook Building which hous- es 150 upperclasswomen. This res- idence is an honorary dormitory and residents must achieve and keep a high scholastic average as well as participate in campus ac- tivities to live there. It is for un- affiliated women. Fletcher Hall provides rooms and kitchen facilities for upper classwomen. No meals are served in this residence. The three University coops, Ged- des, Henderson and Cheever, pro- vide a more inexpensive type of housing. In these houses each wo- man works part of each day.for the benefit of her house. League houses offer a smaller type of living unit. These houses are supervised residences, varying in size from 10 to 30 upperclass- women. Some do not provide meals while others serve one or two a day. i In I 1 11111 1 1